Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

Yet the country is also home to some incredible stretches of water. This includes the Nile, Africa’s longest river and one of the longest in the world. Further south lies the continent’s ...

What was once hidden beneath the water has now been exposed! This river drought revealed something shocking, and we had to ...

This incredible river is the second-longest in Africa and is also the world's deepest river, with a measured depth of around ...

The search for 36-year-old Timothy van Asche, who was reported missing earlier this week, has tragically concluded with the discovery of his body in the Hennops River on Thursday. The National Sea ...

A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with HIV has unearthed diagnosis "blank spots" in Africa, according to research ...

A teenager accused of theft was allegedly assaulted and then burnt with boiling water. The 16-year-old was found with two T-shirts at Studio88, in Zevenwacht, Kuils River. His mother said they had ...

The world has some truly remarkable rivers, from the Amazon in South America to the Nile in Africa. While the Nile is the longest and probably the most famous river in Africa, it is certainly ...

The Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa was established 94 years ago to protect the last 11 elephants in the Eastern ...

Photo from Zarei, Mathebula and Chakona (2025) In a murky river of South Africa, a “large”-headed creature swam through the water — or tried to — but something pulled it toward the surface.

Luckily the experts at Japanese weather forecasting organization Weather News have detailed predictions for the entire country, and the first forecast for cherry blossom season 2025 is now here! As ...